New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 9:1-3

1Now Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030calledקָרָ֕אka.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַ֖דle.'a.ChadH259ofthe sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Girdחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296up your loinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andtakeוְ֠קַחVe.kachH3947thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088flaskפַּ֣ךְpakhH6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha.She.menH8081in your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027and goוְלֵ֖ךְve.LekhH1980toRamoth-gileadH7433.

2When you arriveוּבָ֖אתָu.Va.taH935thereH8033,searchוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'e.ho.Sha-H7200outJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֗יnim.ShiH5250,and goוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935in andbid him ariseוַהֲקֵֽמֹתוֹ֙va.ha.ke.mo.ToH6965from amongמִתּ֣וֹךmi.TokhH8432his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and bringוְהֵבֵיאתָ֥ve.he.vei.TaH935him to an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315roomבְּחָֽדֶר׃be.Cha.derH2315.

3Then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947the flaskפַךְ־fakh-H6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081and pourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332it on his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “I have anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”’Then openוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605the doorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817and fleeוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127and do not waitתְחַכֶּֽה׃te.cha.KehH2442.”

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